Chef Gusto Pizza Pasta Plus restaurant is one of the restaurant I've known that treats visitors like guests, not a customer. A fine dining restaurant with international menu, excellent food and wine in reasonable prices. Own by a Greek Chef Panos Georgopoulos, who worked at Celebrity Cruises with almost 5000 guests and crew.He continues to share his knowledge and expertise through consultancy and maintaining his craft through his own restaurants.
Recently, I had a chance to visit Chef Gusto's Restaurant with other bloggers, located at the ground floor of Concord Blvd corner of Benavidez and Salcedo St.Legaspi Village, Makati City.
As I enter into the place, I notice Philippine craftsmanship through their furnishings and a very low light that makes it more cozy and homey. The place also has three divisions, one for the main restaurant at the center, left side was the Gastro Chef cooking items which you can purchase also and the room for wines, then on the right side is the dessert area which offers pastries and desserts especially made by Chef's Filipina wife Ms. Ivy.
Food freshly prepared and served by Chef Panos himself. I think he is physically and mentally prepared for our arrival. Every time he walks into us, I am getting more excited because we knew that he has another delicious dish to offer and a humor only Chef can do ;).
Village Salad
Mix green lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, bell
peppers, black olives, feta cheese, served with lemon or balsamic vinaigrette
dressing
370 pesos
Tartufo Pasta
Mix of several type of fresh mushroom (bottom, porcini,
truffles) sauté with garlic and parmesan cheese
Creamy Seafood Pasta
Shrimps, fish fillet, Mussels, calamari sauté with garlic
and mix with creamy delicious white sauce
You can have two types of pizza in one serving for example Cheese Lovers
and Meaty Pizza. This 18 inches pizza cost only around 650Php and good for four
but I think its six.
Cheese Lovers
Mozzarella cheese, Danish blue cheese, Yellow cheddar
cheese, Edam & Parmesan Cheese
Extremely Meaty Pizza
Mozzarella cheese, Sausage, Burger meat, Bacon and Ham
Traditional Gourmet Sausage
Special only for you, served with 3 different Dips and fries
Good for 2 – 410 pesos
Good for 4 – 630 pesos
Combination Fried Tempura Platter
Fried shrimp, Fried Squid, Fried fish with potato chips,
Garlic sauce
And spicy tomato sauce
425 pesos
Grilled Mediterranean Marinated Chicken
With Pilaf rice or fries
290 pesos
Our visit at Chef Gusto's Pizza Pasta Plus is so memorable
from the authentic traditional Mediterranean food, freshly made menus, big
servings, nice atmospheric place, ingredients came from US, Europe and
Australia, music and variety wines, and of course a Chef that dedicated his
life for preparing the best of the best food that will comfort your tummy and
wallet hehe...
Please don't ask me what food can I recommend, on your visit because I will definitely answer "all in the menu list". Initially, from the restaurant's welcome dish (freshly bread) upto desserts, "your a guest". They can even serve and prepared menus according to your budget and taste.
Freshly made bread with traditional dip
According to Chef Panos "Our restaurant is not just
serving food. Our restaurant preparing daily fresh unique delicious recipes,
from the entire planet. Every single recipe is an individual "culinary
trip" to every corner of our planet and presenting several delicious
flavors. Chef gusto's is not an Italian or Greek or American restaurant. Chef
gusto's is a combination of 16 years experience of the executive chef Panos and
a unique galley team with the most elegant cooks of the country!!!!"
Chef Gusto's wine serve and desserts (selected)
Chef Gusto's Pizza Pasta Plus is open from 7am -10pm Monday
to Saturday and you can also have them for your special occasions like
birthdays anniversaries, graduations etc. Located at the ground floor of
Concord Blvd, 200 Benavidez St. corner Salcedo Road Legaspi Village Makati
City. For reservations you may call
478-2941 or 09175267891.
